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med term final
fresno state terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ac | before meals |
| ad-lib | as needed or desired |
| AK | above knee |
| alt noct | alternate nights |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| b.i.d. | twice a day |
| BAC | Blood alcohol concentration |
| BP | blood pressure |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C/O | complaints of |
| CAB | coronary artery bypass |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| D&C | dilation and curettage |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| DPT | diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus |
| EENT | eye, ear, nose, and throat |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| FH | family history |
| IV | intravenous |
| IM | intramuscular |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| HO | history of |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| jt | joint |
| MI | myocardial infraction |
| npo/NPO | nothing by mouth |
| OB/GYN | obstetrics and gynecology |
| p.c. | after meals |
| FU | follow up |
| q.i.d. | four time a day |
| pt | patient |
| Rx | prescription |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |
| Hgb, Hb | hemoglobin |
| FROM | full range of motion |
| s | without |
| c | with |
| p | after |
| Vs | vital signs |
| P | pulse |
| i, ii, iii | one, two, three |
| R | respiration |
| -algia | pain, suffering, painful condition |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | to bind, tie together |
| -ectasis | stretching, dilation, enlargement |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out |
| -emia | blood, blood condition |
| -esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| -gram, -graph | a picture, record |
| -graphy | a process of producing a picture or record |
| -gravida | pregnancy |
| -ia, -osis | abnormal condition, disease |
| po | by mouth |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | breakdown, seperation, setting free, destruction loosening |
| -kinesis | motion |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -ologist | speacialist |
| -ology | study of |
| -oma | tumor, neoplasm |
| -ostomy | surgical creation of an opening to the body |
| -otomy | cutting, surgical incision |
| -pathy, path/o | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
| -pause | stopping |
| -pexy | surgical |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhagia, -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid, discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -scope | an instrument used for visual examination |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -uria | urination, urine |
| -opsy | view of |
| Sig | label instructions |
| mg | milligram |
| a-, an- | without, away from, negative, not |
| ambi- | both side |
| ante- | before, in front of , forward |
| anti- | against |
| ap- | toward |
| brady- | slow |
| con- | together with |
| deci | tenth |
| demi-, hemi- | half |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
| end-, endo- | with, in, inside |
| holo- | all |
| hyper- | increased, excessive |
| hypo- | decreased, deficient |
| im- | not |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, inside |
| iso- | equal |
| juxta- | beside, near |
| meso- | middle |
| mono- | one, single |
| neo- | new, strange |
| per- | excessive, through |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of , foward |
| supra- | above, excessive |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| ultra- | beyond |
| adip/o | fat |
| albin/o, leuk/o | white |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| coccyg/o | coccyx |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyt/o | cell |
| erythr/o | red |
| hist/o | tissue |
| jugul/o | throat |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| lip/o | fat, lipid |
| melan/o | black, dark |
| myc/o | fungus |
| py/o | pus |
| pyr/o | fever, fire |
| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| somat/o | body |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping foward |
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